I am quite certain i was a pirate or a sailor in a previous life. Calm sea and prosperous voyage overture, in d major op. Partnered by the london symphony orchestra at its most lithe and virtuosic, gardiner makes mendelssohn s ruy blas overture and calm sea and prosperous voyage fizz with excitement, while the symphony no 5, the reformation, has no room for stolid sermonising as it practically races to the chorale finale, with some remarkable finesse in the. Mar 26, 2019 calm sea and prosperous voyage, by felix mendelssohn. This is the fourth of mendelssohn s seven overtures and was written before the similarly maritime hebrides overture, op. Calm sea and prosperous voyage by felix mendelssohn performed by bandung philharmonic conducted by robert nordling dago tea house, 14 january 2017.
This page lists all sheet music of calm sea and prosperous voyage, op. Mendelssohn overtures ruy blas, calm sea and prosperous. If you are open to movie scores, i can think of none better than williams jaws and horners the perfect storm, scotts the red witch, korngolds the sea hawk fenbys jamaica inn. The lovely first variation, for example, is an appreciation of the composers wife, alice. For all his splenetic, toxic criticism, wagner knew how much he owed mendelssohn. Playlist wfmt selects classical music to help you spring. More syndication, day 4 calm sea and prosperous voyage by.
Dont mess with any but the steber version on columbias masterworks series. Calm sea and prosperous voyage indianapolis symphony. Early on, when ships were small, it was a laborious inconvenience you shrugged, unshipped the oars, and bent your backs. Peninsula symphonys 202014 season, his violin concerto, string octet, songs without words for solo piano, the hebrides overture, and many other pieces. Orchestra of the 18th century, on period instruments, cunducted by frans. Mendelssohn bartholdy, felix calm sea and prosperous voyage buying sheet music and downloads from. Calm sea and prosperous voyage, by felix mendelssohn. In the first the ship is becalmed in still waters, in the second the wind arrives and the ship sails to land. Felix mendelssohnbartholdy calm sea and prosperous voyage. Mendelssohn had two sources of inspiration for the piece. This is the fourth of mendelssohns seven overtures and was written before the. Apr 21, 2017 calm sea and prosperous voyage by felix mendelssohn performed by bandung philharmonic conducted by robert nordling dago tea house, 14 january 2017. Ljubljana symphony orchestra, anton nanut see all versions of this release, 1 available. Calm sea and prosperous voyage piano solo mendelssohn bartholdy, felix.
Completing the album, the overture ruy blas was commissioned by the leipzig theatre as an overture to victor hugos tragic drama of the same name. More syndication, day 4 calm sea and prosperous voyage by felix mendelssohn. Goethes two short 1795 poems, calm sea and the prosperous voyage, inspired several composers, among them beethoven and mendelssohn. This is the fourth of mendelssohns seven overtures and was written before the similarly maritime hebrides overture, op. Performed on period instruments by the monteverdi choir with orchestre revolutionnaire et. Contrary to an idyllic view of a nice calm seascape, the. Calm sea and prosperous voyage mendelssohn bandung. Mendelssohn overture calm sea and prosperous voyage. Sail well in your music, and may your voyages ever be as prosperous. Help opus details for feedback and questions, please contact victor gomersall.
Down through the ages, the significance of a calm sea has changed dramatically. Overture calm sea and prosperous voyage, op 27 mendelssohn. Beethoven wrote his piece for chorus and orchestra. Mendelssohns descriptive overture, calm sea and prosperous voyage, stands alongside his earlier concert overture, the hebrides, and the preludes to wagners flying dutchman and verdis othello as one of the great orchestral seascapes of 19thcentury music. It illustrates two short poems of goethes, the calmness of the sea and a prosperous voyage. Beethoven admired him and the work is dedicated to goethe. Feb 05, 2014 goethes two short 1795 poems, calm sea and the prosperous voyage, inspired several composers, among them beethoven and mendelssohn. Calm sea and prosperous voyage mendelssohn wikipedia. Beethoven and mendelssohn both took inspiration from goethes poem, calm sea and prosperous voyage beethoven with a choral piece and mendelssohn with an overture. The first was entitled calm at sea, and the second, the prosperous voyage. Calm sea and prosperous voyage composer mendelssohn, felix. Calm sea and prosperous voyage indianapolis symphony orchestra.
Calm sea and prosperous voyage, based on two short poems by goethe, depicts the journey of sailors at sea with a still adagio opening ultimately giving way to a triumphant homecoming. Mendelssohn bern symphony orchestra, peter maag symphony no. Mendelssohn, overture calm sea and prosperous voyage london philharmonic orchestra bernard haitink picture. Symphony in c release by felix mendelssohn, georges bizet. The work was published in 1822, with a dedication to the poet. Variation xiii from edward elgar s enigma variations is a reflective romanza with an austere title of three enigmatic asterisks. Rochester philharmonic orchestra, hamburger symphoniker see all versions of this release, 4 available. For mendelssohn, the attraction lay in writing a musical representation of the complete stillness and the gradual picking up of the wind that brings the ship safely into port. There are songs, of course, as well as the cantata the first walpurgis night. Between 1828 and 1833 mendelssohn wrote three overtures, each with sea connotations.
One hundred twentyfourth season chicago symphony orchestra. Mendelssohn calm sea and prosperous voyage overture, op. And there is the work we hear today, calm sea and prosperous voyage, an overture inspired by two of goethes poems that the 19yearold composer tackled in 1828. Australia explaining a fleeting quotation of mendelssohns calm sea and prosperous voyage overture, but now allowing more for the possibility of helen weaver, once a girlfriend of elgars. If you hear the words child prodigy in association with classical music, i bet you would think of one name in particular, wolfgang amadeus mozart his full name is actually even longer. London symphony orchestra, sir john eliot gardiner conductor. More syndication, day 4 calm sea and prosperous voyage. The overture, calm sea and a prosperous voyage, was first performed in 1835, at a leipzig gewandhaus concert. Jul 21, 2016 more syndication, day 4 calm sea and prosperous voyage by felix mendelssohn. Written in 1828, this overture is based on two poems by goethe. See the talk page for more on the arrangement of mwv. Mendelssohn overtures including a midsummer nights dream, the hebrides, the fair melusina and calm sea and a prosperous voyage release by felix mendelssohn.
Mendelssohn calm sea and prosperous voyage, opus 27 youtube. Mendelssohn, calm sea and prosperous voyage haitink. It was composed in 1828 and inspired by a pair of poems calm sea and prosperous voyage by goethe, who very much liked young mendelssohn s orchestral setting. Calm sea and prosperous voyage restores to the literary canon an extraordinarily gifted writer, who was recognized as a major talent before all but disappearing from public view for decades, until nearly the end of her life. Mendelssohn, like nearly every other composer of his day, used goethe as the basis for various pieces. Felix mendelssohn 180947 overture calm sea and prosperous voyage. Felix mendelssohn 180947 overture calm sea and prosperous voyage down through the ages, the significance of a calm sea has changed dramatically.
The first performance was given on december 25, 1815, in vienna. Calm sea and prosperous voyage by felix mendelssohn performed by bandung philharmonic conducted by robert nordling dago tea. Contemporary composer jake heggies excellent score to his opera mobydick. Four sea interludes from brittens opera, peter grimes. The penultimate variation, devoted to a female friend whom elgar believed was at the time on route to australia, quotes felix mendelssohns overture calm sea and prosperous voyage.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Title as used on imslp forces the instrumentation used see imslp. Felix mendelssohn, peter maag, bern symphony orchestra mendelssohn. Coupled with this are two of mendelssohns overtures, calm sea and prosperous voyage and ruy blas, both of which were inspired by literary works. Goethe did not always respond so warmly towards composers inspired by his work, but in. It is constructed in two sections, the first being an adagio, and the second a molto allegro vivace and allegro maestoso.
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